by jpitney | Nov 16, 2023 | Congress, Ethics
From the House Committee on Ethics: On November 14, 2023, the Committee unanimously voted to adopt the Report of the Investigative Subcommittee (ISC), which is enclosed as Appendix A. The Committee also unanimously voted, pursuant to Committee Rule 28, to...
by jpitney | Dec 3, 2021 | Congress, Ethics, House of Representatives
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: It became clear during the Rules Committee hearing on the Gosar case that the House Ethics Committee chair, Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) was not anxious to wade into such a swamp every time there was an errant, online hiccup. His committee...
by jpitney | Aug 28, 2020 | Ethics
An advisory from the office of Special Counsel, August 9, 2004: The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) recently has received various complaints concerning the granting of requests from candidates and/or their campaigns to visit federal agencies. Therefore, OSC, pursuant...
by jpitney | Jan 20, 2020 | Business, Ethics, International Relations, Public Opinion
A release from Edelman: The 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals that despite a strong global economy and near full employment, a majority of respondents in every developed market do not believe they will be better off in five years’ time, and 56 percent believe that...
by jpitney | Nov 24, 2019 | Ethics, Public Administration, Public Service
Accepting the Republican presidential nomination, 1988: Some people who are enjoying our prosperity have forgotten what it’s for. But they diminish our triumph when they act as if wealth is an end in itself. And there are those who have dropped their standards...
